On Mad Friday people in Britain took to the pubs, clubs, restaurants and streets to celebrate their end of year office parties. Last year the sale of alcohol rose by 114 percent on this Friday compared to ‘normal’ Fridays. This year seems to be no different as thousands of people celebrate the start of their holidays.

American photographer, David Pais visits Burkina Faso in West Africa every year. Once a week, the local villagers gather to drink and party together and David’s photos share this unusual cultural experience with all of us.

The eve of May Day, traditionally celebrated with dancing, came to be known as Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"). The name of the holiday is Vappu in Finnish. With live music, drinking and dressing up, this day in Finland show students gathering to rejoice and celebrate.